10 Reasons Batman Animated Is The Definitive Dark Knight

3. It Gave Birth To The DCAU

As stated before, BTAS actually kick-started the birth and subsequent growth of DC's animated characters on screen. After The first three seasons of BTAS came a design change with The New Batman Adventures, which also saw Superman: The Animated Series make its way to televisions everywhere.. In the years following came shows like Justice League, Batman Beyond and Static Shock - all just as good as the show that started it all. It's also fair to argue that without BTAS's acclaimed stint on TV, DC's famed 'Animated Original Movies' would never have been given the green light. In many ways these shows are indebted to the creativity that the animated series' exuded, as the teams behind it found themselves breathing life into other animated masterpieces since its cancellation. Throughout the universe's tenure the characterisation of Batman remained the same - uncompromising, brutal, yet with a certain warmness that has been lost in the comics in recent years. Managing to capture and convey these themes equally all contributes to the sense that the pointy-eared vigilante's time as an animated force was his most faithful characterisation yet.